SNCOIC, Operations Chief, and Intelligence Chief

Start Date: 2009-03-01End Date: 2009-07-01

Staff non-commissioned officer in charge, operations chief, and intelligence chief for MiTT 0014 (14th Iraqi Division), a team of 33 USMC military advisors responsible for advising, training and mentoring a 16,000-man Iraqi Army Division during offensive, defensive, counterinsurgency, and security and stability operations in al-Basra Province, Iraq. Topics included base security, command and control, staff planning processes, leadership, the law of land warfare, personnel vetting, map reading and terrain analysis, and military intelligence.

SNCOIC, Operations Chief, and Intelligence Chief

Start Date: 2008-11-01End Date: 2009-02-01

Team staff non-commissioned officer in charge, operations chief, and intelligence chief for MiTT 0111 (1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Division), a team of 31 USMC military advisors responsible for advising, training and mentoring a 3000-man Iraqi Army Brigade during offensive, defensive, counterinsurgency, and security and stability operations in Diyala and al-Anbar Provinces, Iraq. Topics included tactics, command and control, staff planning processes, leadership, weapons and explosives identification, detainee handling and questioning, the law of land warfare, personnel vetting, map reading and terrain analysis, and military intelligence.

SNCOIC and Intelligence Chief

Start Date: 2008-02-01End Date: 2008-10-01

Team staff non-commissioned officer in charge and intelligence chief for MiTT 0111, a team of 15 USMC military advisors responsible for advising, training and mentoring a 700-man Iraqi Army Battalion during offensive, defensive, and counterinsurgency operations in Diyala Province, Iraq. Topics included leadership, detainee handling and questioning, the law of land warfare, and military intelligence. Managed all team pre-deployment training and personally conducted Arabic language training for the team, earning MiTT 0111 the first-ever 100% mission-capable rating for linguistic readiness from the Technical Exercise and Control Group at 29 Palms, CA. Earned Combat Action Ribbon for operations in Diyala Province, Iraq.